Burton Elementary School

Burton Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary campus in HUNTINGTON WOODS, Michigan, overseen by Berkley School District. The school teaches 461 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Burton Elementary School sits 25% above that benchmark.

Berkley School District runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 3,894 students. Burton Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Burton Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). The remainder comes out to 4% Black. By comparison, Oakland County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Burton Elementary School logs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. The state averages about 15.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 3% of students at Burton Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Oakland County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Burton Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.4%.

Around the school, Oakland County reports that the typical household earns roughly $97,760 per year, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Burton Elementary School is one of 345 public schools in Oakland County (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students).

Rogers Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Burton Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Burton Elementary School at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 51.0%.

Burton Elementary School operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 4%: 480 students in 2018 compared to 461 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.